Phil Jackson fined $25,000 for tampering over Derek Fisher comments

Point guard Derek Fisher and Coach Phil Jackson discuss strategy during Game 1 of the NBA Finals in 2008, which marked the return of the Lakers to championship-level basketball.

Point guard Derek Fisher and Coach Phil Jackson discuss strategy during Game 1 of the NBA Finals in 2008, which marked the return of the Lakers to championship-level basketball. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Eric Pincus

Phil Jackson is fined $25,000 for saying he thinks Derek Fisher would be a good Knicks coach candidate

Knicks president Phil Jackson hasn't been shy about talking about the Fisher possibility, resulting in a $25,000 fine by the NBA for tampering.

A team representative is not permitted to talk about acquiring a player under contract with another franchise -- an issue since Derek Fisher was actively trying to get the Oklahoma City Thunder to the NBA Finals over the past few weeks.

"He's definitely a person on my list, who could be a very good candidate for this job," said Jackson of Fisher recently to reporters in New York.